Huntington’s disease

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf neurodegenerative disease
gptkbp:affects gptkb:basal_ganglia
gptkb:cerebral_cortex
central nervous system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Huntington_disease
HD
gptkbp:associatedWith CAG trinucleotide repeat expansion
gptkbp:averageAgeOfOnset 30-50 years
gptkbp:averageSpeed 15-20 years after onset
gptkbp:casualties yes
gptkbp:category neurodegenerative disease
genetic disorder
rare disease
movement disorder
gptkbp:causedBy mutation in HTT gene
gptkbp:diagnosedBy clinical evaluation
genetic testing
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:George_Huntington
1872
gptkbp:geneticTestAvailable yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Huntington’s disease
gptkbp:ICD-10_code G10
gptkbp:inheritance autosomal dominant
gptkbp:involvesProtein huntingtin
gptkbp:MeSH_ID D006816
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:George_Huntington
gptkbp:OMIM 143100
gptkbp:onset adulthood
rarely juvenile
gptkbp:prevalence 3-7 per 100,000 people of European descent
gptkbp:progression progressive
gptkbp:riskFactor family history
gptkbp:symptom gptkb:dementia
gptkb:depression
cognitive decline
memory loss
anxiety
difficulty swallowing
irritability
chorea
impaired coordination
involuntary movements
obsessive-compulsive behaviors
personality changes
psychiatric symptoms
speech difficulties
gptkbp:treatment symptomatic management
no cure
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vico_Therapeutics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8